The Battle of Bentonville/Cane Hill 2003

Civil War Illustrated

The Battle of Bentonville/Cane Hill 2003

The Cover Photo: The Confederate Army of the West Clashes with the Frontier Brigade in an Intense Fight in Sunday's Final Battle.

EVENT QUICK STATS

500-600 Reenactors Participated
6000-7000 Spectators Attended Over the Weekend
Saturday Afternoon Temperatuers Reached 45 Degrees
Sunday Afternoon Temperatures Reached 54 Degrees
Mostly Cloudy and Overcast Skies
The Event was another great success and will be back in 2005.

Please feel free to submit any of your photos or video clips from this event. Send mailto:editor@midwestcivilwar.com for approval. Thanks very much!

THE 2003 PHOTO GALLERIES

Morning Skirmish in Woods-Photos Coming Soon

***NEW*** Click Here to View Photos from the first battle in a temporary gallery-many more Photos Coming Soon

Click the link below to view The Second Battle Gallery:

http://www.pbase.com/rubenkc/2nd_battle_of_bentonville

NEW-View Photos from the 3rd Battle

View the Military Drills Photo Gallery

***NEW***Click Here to View Bloopers

***NEW***Camps and Miscellaneous Gallery-Bentonville 2003 Camps

All Articles are Illustrated

Articles Below Coming Soon

***NEW***" "Small Group of Spectators Drafted into Confederate Army!"

***NEW***" "Morning Skirmish in Woods Fizzels out into Waiting Game and Shouting Match"

***NEW***FIRST BATTLE:"Overwhelming Confederate Forces Drive Union Army back into Wooded Hills"

***NEW***SECOND BATTLE: "Federal Forces Rout Southern Army with Lightning-Quick Flanking Manuevers"

***NEW***" "Foxy Federal Field Nurse Fires Cannon on Advancing Confederate Troops!"

***NEW***" Former Commander of the First Missouri Battalion Reappears on the Field of Battle"

***NEW***"Missouri Battalion Mauls Arkansas Battalion in High Stakes Game of Rounders"

***NEW*** "1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Retires Original Colors"

***NEW*** "Colonel Huckabee Given Command of Confederate Army"

ILLUSTRATED AFTER ACTION REPORTS
After Action reports and firsthand accounts from the battles written in the language of the period will be greatly appreciated. mailto:editor@midwestcivilwar.com

***NEW***" CONFEDERATE: After Action Report-Submitted by Lt. Colonel Rob Sanders-1st Arkansas Infantry Battalion (PART 1)

***NEW***" 1st UNION After Action Report Submitted to Colonel Stan Prater by Capt. Barry Barfield

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READ MORE ARTICLES FROM THIS EVENT COVERED BY LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BELOW

Civil War battles to be re-enacted By Tonya McKiever Staff Writer tonyam@nwanews.com Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003

"Civil War past to come to life" By Tonya McKiever Staff Writer tonyam@nwanews.com Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2003

"Civil War re-enactments begin today" From Staff Reports Posted on Saturday, November 8, 2003

"Women brave cold for battle" By Stacey Roberts Staff Writer staceyr@nwanews.com Posted on Sunday, November 9, 2003

"Sounds of Civil War battle ring out again" By Stacey Roberts Staff Writer staceyr@nwanews.com Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003


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